Fruit parer and corer.



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G. LAWS.

' FRUIT PABEB AND CORER.

(Application flled Jan. 9, 1902.;

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1 UNITED STATES ,PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE LAWSJOF PHILIPSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

FRUIT PARER AND CORER.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 714,310, dated November 25, 1902.

Application filed January 9,1902. Serial No. 89,065. (N model.)

To all whom it may concern: of the handle after having first been com- Be it known that I, GEQRGELAWS, a citipressed in order to reduce its diameter to perzen ofthe United States, residing at Philipsmit of the insertion, and after said shank is burg, in the county of Center and State of inserted into the handle the resiliency of the Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and material of which it is composed tends to enuseful Improvements in Fruit Parers and large its diameter and in so doing forces the Oorers; and I do declare the following to be sides of the shank with frictional contact a full, clear, and exact description of the inagainst the internal wall of the handle, and

vention, such as will enable others skilled in thus frictionally holds the shank in position :o the art to which itappertains to make and use against accidental displacement during the the same. manipulation of the implement in the act of The invention relates to a fruit parer and either coring or paring.

corer especially designed for paring and cor- When the point of the implement is ining apples. sorted into the handle, the extreme end of .15 The object of the invention is to provide an the shank will project slightly beyond the implement of this character which shall be open end of the handle, owing to the fact that I simple of construction, durable in use, comthe combined length of the blade and shank paratively inexpensive of production, and is greater than that of the handle, so that alwhich may beconveniently carried in the though the shank is securely retained within 20 pocket and when in such position will be enthe handle in this position against accidental 7o tirely shielded to prevent damage to the clothdisplacement the forefinger may be inserted ing or injury to the person carryingit. into the open end of the shank and the pro- With this object in view theinvention conjecting portion of the shank grasped by the sists in certain novel features of construction forefinger and thumb and be readily withz 5 and combination and arrangement of parts, drawn when it is desired to assemble the parts 7 5 which will be hereinafter fully described, defor use. fined in the appended claim, and illustrated From the foregoing description, taken in in the accompanying drawings, in which connection with the accompanying drawings, 5 Figure 1 is a perspective view of my imthe construction, operation, and advantages 30 proved device, showing it in position for use. of myimproved fruit parer and corer will,itis 8o Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view showthought, be readily apparent without requiring the blade of the implement placed within ing an extended explanation.

the handle, in which position it may be car Various changes in the form, proportion, ried in the pocket. Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional and the minor details of construction may be 3 5 View. resorted to without departing from the prin- In the accompanying drawings, 1 denotes ciple or sacrificing any of the advantages of the blade of the implement, pointed at its this invention.

outer end-and curvilinearin cross-section and Having thus described the invention, What provided with a slicing edge 2, formed by is claimed, and desired to be secured by Let- 0 the wall of a longitudinal slot 3. The inner ters Patent, isend of the blade is formed with a slitted tu- A tool-handle and tool, the former comprisbular shank 4:, made of spring metal. ing a tube open at one end and closed at the 6 denotes a tubular handle, open at one end opposite end, the closed end forming a stop, and closed at the other and of a length less and the latter comprising a blade provided 45 than the combined length of the blade and its with asplit resilient shank normally, or before shank and of a diameter less than that of the compression, of greater diameter throughout shank. a its length than the handle, whereby, when in= In Fig. 1 I have shown the parts in position sorted in said handle, it will be frictionally for use. In this position it will be noticed engaged throughout its length and retained 50 that the shank is inserted into the open end securely against displacement, the combined 10o length of the tool and its shank being greater i In testimony whereof I have hereunto set than that of the handle, whereby when the my hand in presence of two subscribing witblade is inserted in the handle it Will be limnesses.

ited in movement by the stop, leaving a por- GEORGE LAWS. 5 tion of the shank projecting so as to be grasped Witnesses: to conveniently remove the tool from the han- GEORGE SAINT,

dle, substantially as described. I MARY LAWS. 

